Side Quests · A life stream
One river. Travel, sweat, books — in the order they happened.
Scroll down to follow the river. Each stone is a moment.
Northern Lights with some flamingo dance

Plate No. 01 // Travel
Northern lights, Andalusian tapas, Atlantic sunsets. A lap across Europe in one trip.
Mar 2026 · Travel · FI · ES · ICNorthern Lights with some flamingo dance

Plate No. 01 // Travel
Northern lights, Andalusian tapas, Atlantic sunsets. A lap across Europe in one trip.
Joined Sarvam AI

Plate No. 02 // Work
Lead Software Engineer on the Indus app. LLM-native UI, MCP, 0→launch in two weeks.
Feb 2026 · Work · Sarvam AIJoined Sarvam AI

Plate No. 02 // Work
Lead Software Engineer on the Indus app. LLM-native UI, MCP, 0→launch in two weeks.
Got married

Plate No. 03 // Life
Married the love of my life. The mandap, the marigolds, the whole thing.
Jan 2026 · Life · DelhiGot married

Plate No. 03 // Life
Married the love of my life. The mandap, the marigolds, the whole thing.
Got my first bike back

Plate No. 04 // Ride
Six years off the saddle. Same machine, calmer hands.
Oct 2025 · Ride · Two wheelsGot my first bike back

Plate No. 04 // Ride
Six years off the saddle. Same machine, calmer hands.
Got engaged

Plate No. 05 // Life
Said yes. She said yes. Easiest decision either of us has made.
Sep 2025 · Life · TogetherGot engaged

Plate No. 05 // Life
Said yes. She said yes. Easiest decision either of us has made.
Learned to lead

Plate No. 06 // Life
Hiring, 1:1s, team building from zero. The system is the team.
Jun 2025 · Life · PeopleLearned to lead

Plate No. 06 // Life
Hiring, 1:1s, team building from zero. The system is the team.
Roamed in Dubai

Plate No. 07 // Travel
Desert heat, city lights, and getting lost in the scale of it all. A mid-year reset in the sand.
May 2025 · Travel · UAERoamed in Dubai

Plate No. 07 // Travel
Desert heat, city lights, and getting lost in the scale of it all. A mid-year reset in the sand.
Joined Zamp AI

Plate No. 08 // Work
Early stage. Build from zero. Event-driven runtime so agents could drive the frontend.
Apr 2025 · Work · Zamp AIJoined Zamp AI

Plate No. 08 // Work
Early stage. Build from zero. Event-driven runtime so agents could drive the frontend.
South Asia — Bali, Komodo, Vietnam

Plate No. 09 // Travel
Komodos at sunrise, ferry hops, Hanoi by motorbike. The week that re-set the year.
Nov 2024 · Travel · ID · VNSouth Asia — Bali, Komodo, Vietnam

Plate No. 09 // Travel
Komodos at sunrise, ferry hops, Hanoi by motorbike. The week that re-set the year.
Promoted to Lead Engineer

Plate No. 10 // Work
From IC to leading the frontend chapter. Different game, same craft.
Mar 2024 · Work · CREDPromoted to Lead Engineer

Plate No. 10 // Work
From IC to leading the frontend chapter. Different game, same craft.
Full shoulder mobility · <10% body fat

Plate No. 11 // Sweat
Two years of patient work. Numbers were the side-effect.
Dec 2023 · Sweat · CompositionFull shoulder mobility · <10% body fat

Plate No. 11 // Sweat
Two years of patient work. Numbers were the side-effect.
Europe — Paris, Switzerland, Italy, Amsterdam

Plate No. 12 // Travel
Three weeks, four countries, one tiny backpack. Espresso for breakfast, trains for everything.
Aug 2023 · Travel · FR · CH · IT · NLEurope — Paris, Switzerland, Italy, Amsterdam

Plate No. 12 // Travel
Three weeks, four countries, one tiny backpack. Espresso for breakfast, trains for everything.
Healed my back, alone

Plate No. 13 // Sweat
No surgeon. No magic. Mobility, patience, and a year of small wins.
Apr 2023 · Sweat · Self-rehabHealed my back, alone

Plate No. 13 // Sweat
No surgeon. No magic. Mobility, patience, and a year of small wins.
Studied bodies for a year

Plate No. 14 // Book
Neuro-muscular skeletons, nutrition science, mobility frameworks. Bed-rest reading list.
Aug 2022 · Book · Self-taughtStudied bodies for a year

Plate No. 14 // Book
Neuro-muscular skeletons, nutrition science, mobility frameworks. Bed-rest reading list.
Back injury · year of bed-rest

Plate No. 15 // Life
Life called a timeout. I used it to learn the body I was living in.
May 2022 · Life · RecoveryBack injury · year of bed-rest

Plate No. 15 // Life
Life called a timeout. I used it to learn the body I was living in.
Promoted to Senior Engineer

Plate No. 16 // Work
Two years in. Started owning surfaces, not just features.
Feb 2022 · Work · CREDPromoted to Senior Engineer

Plate No. 16 // Work
Two years in. Started owning surfaces, not just features.
Deadlifted 200 kg

Plate No. 17 // Sweat
Belt, chalk, single rep, walked away. Quiet kind of loud.
Jul 2021 · Sweat · 200 kgDeadlifted 200 kg

Plate No. 17 // Sweat
Belt, chalk, single rep, walked away. Quiet kind of loud.
Started training for MMA

Plate No. 18 // Sweat
Stepped into a gym to learn how to move under pressure. Striking, grappling, and the humbling of a white belt.
Mar 2021 · Sweat · MMAStarted training for MMA

Plate No. 18 // Sweat
Stepped into a gym to learn how to move under pressure. Striking, grappling, and the humbling of a white belt.
Joined CRED

Plate No. 19 // Work
Pay, Mint, Garage, NeoPop. Five years across a lot of surfaces.
Jan 2020 · Work · CREDJoined CRED

Plate No. 19 // Work
Pay, Mint, Garage, NeoPop. Five years across a lot of surfaces.
Sold protein on the side

Plate No. 20 // Life
To fund my own scoop. First taste of running anything resembling a business.
Oct 2019 · Life · Side hustleSold protein on the side

Plate No. 20 // Life
To fund my own scoop. First taste of running anything resembling a business.
Started lifting

Plate No. 21 // Sweat
Tired of being called skinny. Bought a notebook, kept showing up.
Aug 2019 · Sweat · Day 1Started lifting

Plate No. 21 // Sweat
Tired of being called skinny. Bought a notebook, kept showing up.
First internship — Crio.Do

Plate No. 22 // Work
First paycheque from code. Also: first time deleting prod.
May 2019 · Work · Crio.DoFirst internship — Crio.Do

Plate No. 22 // Work
First paycheque from code. Also: first time deleting prod.
Bikes, then a close call

Plate No. 23 // Ride
Fell in love with riding. A near-miss told me I wasn't ready. Parked the keys.
Sep 2018 · Ride · LessonBikes, then a close call

Plate No. 23 // Ride
Fell in love with riding. A near-miss told me I wasn't ready. Parked the keys.
Moved to Bengaluru · MSRUAS

Plate No. 24 // Life
First time alone in a new city. Started college, started everything else too.
Aug 2016 · Life · MSRUASMoved to Bengaluru · MSRUAS

Plate No. 24 // Life
First time alone in a new city. Started college, started everything else too.
CBSE Computer Science topper

Plate No. 25 // Trophy
94%. First time I realised code could be a thing you got good at.
May 2016 · Trophy · 94%CBSE Computer Science topper

Plate No. 25 // Trophy
94%. First time I realised code could be a thing you got good at.
Source · 1998, Delhi
Where the river starts. The rest is current.